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Lishay
January 30, 2021

Give unique access to specific pages

  • January 30, 2021
  • 244 replies
  • 61281 views

Hello 👋

First, I’m happy about the opportunity where I can make an impact on this amazing product.

My idea is pretty simple but can make a huge difference in the way we share files with stakeholders and colleagues. I suggest adding the ability to give different access (viewer/editor) for pages within a Figma file.

Because in most cases, we’re trying to include a whole project, feature, or function, whether small or big, in one Figma file - it becomes a real pain-point if the lowest level of grant permissions it’s the file itself instead of the pages within the file.

I’m sure a lot in this community can agree with me that many times you gave people access - it was relevant to certain areas of the file, and less to other areas.

  • I want to give content writers access to a specific page where they can edit and review content.
  • I want to give developers access to a specific page where they can play with responsive layers and explore edge-cases.
  • I want to leave experiments (Some would call it a playground, sandbox 😃) and previous versions to myself, to avoid background noises from the rest

The current situation is that I give everyone viewers access, each one of them looking for his relevant place among the information load and I avoid giving an editor access to prevent touching what they should not touch by mistake 🙄

What do you think about it?
Of course, feel free to vote if you agree with the idea.

244 replies

Demi_Barclay
October 26, 2021

Agree that this would be a great feature. Would appreciate separation of page permissions so that you can separate wireframes that are ready for client review & hide other pages of ideation & WIP (that you don’t want the client to yet see)

RJ_Casale
October 27, 2021

I am trying to recreate what I could do in Sketch/InVision. Where I would submit screens to InVision, from there I could select a group of pages for a particular request and get a link where the viewer would only be able to view those selected pages, and not have to see all the others.

In Figma, let’s say I have 30 frames on a single page, I have a design solution that is shown on just 5 of those frames. I would like a way to select those 5 frames and share a link where the viewer (PO or Dev) only sees those 5 frames and not the other 25.

The only solution I have come across is by making those 5 frames at the top of the hierarchy so when sharing prototype view its the first screens seen. BUT that doesn’t have the inspect features when I do that.

Digital_Seniority_Team
November 3, 2021

Yes, this would be so helpful!

Andres_Guerrero
New Member
November 7, 2021

This is absolutely necessary, I had to pay inVision for my last project just because Figma lacks this feature. I shared with the client the prototype and no one in that team could figure out how to add comments and all of them navigated to other pages that weren’t part of that specific design discussion, it was a mess.

Thomas_James
November 10, 2021

The company I’m working for is using Sketch and Invision to share documents, they showed me in Sketch their file with all the workings, inspiration screenshots and the final artboard where the design is coming together.

They then upload this to Invision to show the clients for approval, apparently if the artboard/frame name includes a dash - at the beginning, Invision ignores this and just previews the rest. They have all their workings and inspiration boards named with a dash at the beginning so they aren’t seen by clients.

Figma needs something like this, the share button is so quick and easy with Figma but you don’t want clients seeing unnecessary items. I know this can be done by hiding every element that isn’t to be shared, but this takes a lot of time to hide them all.

The visual that @Ivan_Cucer showcased above is great!

Karen_Beal
Active Member
November 30, 2021

This is a real pain point and frustration for me using Figma from years in Sketch and Invision. Having clean, organised files to share with clients without unnecessary working unfinished pages is essential. I am really struggling to work out a process. Clients don’t have the time to understand or learn how to use Figma. They need a simplified view - a curated view. I am tempted to have to export all my visual work individually to Invision, but that is a long-winded process unlike in Sketch where you have a plugin to export directly to Invision. Is there any way around this apart from creating multiple files of ‘finished’ work to share with clients?

Lishay
LishayAuthor
December 19, 2021

Clients don’t have the time to understand or learn how to use Figma. They need a simplified view - a curated view.

Well said @Karen_Beal

Lisa_Gatzke
January 5, 2022

I agree with all the comments here. My team is considering switching from Sketch to Figma, but the lack of this feature might be a deal breaker. Especially with respect to agile dev process, I need to be able to link to a specific artboard to communicate design solutions to clients. My guess is that they would be overwhelmed by the Figma interface. Also, I would have to spend more time documenting my Figma file to make sure that clients can find things.

dennsi
Active Member
January 18, 2022

I also agree with what has been said here.
I’m still using the InVision website for screendesign presentation and exchanging feedback comments with clients.
It’s easy to use but very time consuming to set up and update all the InVision projects.
And from what I remember InVision as of now doesn’t really offer more features than what I’ve used back in 2014. So honestly, I’m not thinking InVision will stay there for much longer to be a suitable workaround. However I really like the ability to have some control over what people can or cannot see. That’s what Figma is lacking right now.

At the current state I don’t want to send out Figma links to clients because of unnecessary obstacles for them. Also I want to keep work in progress and myself working on stuff hidden from their eyes.
Imagine having a client sitting behind you randomly throughout the day and he just stares at your screen while you’re working. That’s terrifying, isn’t it?

Anthony_Montoya
January 21, 2022

@anon21722796 When can we expect this?